When you go to the Local Register Office, please take the following documents with you:

proof of identity (a passport, for example)

a residence permit and a residence card (if you need a residence permit in Finland)

a certificate of registration of a residence permit (if you are an EU citizen)

a marriage certificate

your children's birth certificates

Please note that foreign documents must be original and official, and translated into Finnish, Swedish or English. More information on the rules for what constitutes a legal document is available at a Local Register Office or the embassy of your own country in Finland.

Residence permit extension

You must apply for a residence permit extension before the expiry of your previous residence permit. Apply for the extension at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service. You can only apply for the residence permit extension in Finland.

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